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Earl Hebner
Hebner in 2017
Birth name
Earl William Hebner
Born
(1949-05-17) May 17, 1949 (age 74) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Carol Ann Kettner
(m. 1969; div. 1977)
Susan Ann Green
(m. 1978; div. 2000)
Children
2 including Brian Hebner (wrestling referee)
Relatives
Dave Hebner (twin brother)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Earl Hebner
Billed height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Billed weight
161 lb (73 kg)
Trained by
Tommy Young
Debut
1977
Retired
2021
Earl William Hebner (born May 17, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestling referee. He is best known for his time as senior referee for the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) from 1988 to 2005. Hebner (along with his identical twin brother, Dave) played a prominent role in the inaugural The Main Event card in 1988, in which André the Giant controversially defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, as well as the infamous "Montreal Screwjob" during the main event of the 1997 Survivor Series. He also participated in a number of storylines, including feuds involving The McMahon–Helmsley Faction and The Alliance. Hebner was also the senior referee for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2005 to 2017, and was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame in 2015.
In 2019, Earl Hebner joined All Elite Wrestling, where he was used primarily for main event and title matches.
Earl William Hebner (born May 17, 1949) is an American retired professional wrestling referee. He is best known for his time as senior referee for the...
promoter, road agent, and referee. He was the identical twin brother of EarlHebner. Hebner debuted as a professional wrestling referee in the late 1970s in...
forfeiting it at a later date. Instead, under McMahon's direction, referee EarlHebner ended the match as Michaels held Hart in the sharpshooter submission...
controversy at the 1994 Royal Rumble match in which he and former WWF referee EarlHebner couldn't decide between Lex Luger and Bret Hart as to who had won the...
referee EarlHebner (born 1949), professional wrestling referee currently working for Impact Wrestling, and the twin brother of Dave Hebner Harry Hebner (1891–1968)...
between Shawn Michaels and the British Bulldog, referee for the match EarlHebner got injured and knocked out of the ring during the match and Chioda came...
spinning heel kick. As the fighting became fast and furious again, referee EarlHebner was taken out when he X-Pac was thrown into him in the turnbuckle. With...
assaulting him. Jarrett also would accidentally punch referee EarlHebner while Hebner was trying to separate the two. On the June 11 episode of Impact...
leave with his title, WWF President Gorilla Monsoon instructed referee EarlHebner to continue the match under "sudden death" rules, with ring announcer...
towards other wrestlers; at the 1996 Royal Rumble he attacked referee EarlHebner during Hart's title match against The Undertaker, costing the latter...
Referee EarlHebner with Mick Foley as the special guest referee. Other WCW and WWF referees accompanied them to the ring. The match started with Hebner delivering...
Stephanie tried to hit Triple H with a chair when referee EarlHebner interceded. Stephanie pushed Hebner aside but was met by a Pedigree from Triple H. Jericho...
and Show Stopping Mankind through the middle of them. At this point EarlHebner finally decided to disqualify Big Show, with Show taking out his anger...
Tenay Induct Jeff Jarret into the TNA Hall of Fame". 28 June 2015. "EarlHebner Makes History With TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction". Archived from...
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